koro

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noun

A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.

OriginMakasar garring koro' →
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Meanings

koro1

nounkoro (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.

koro2

nounkoro (plural koros)

plural koros

  1. A Maori male elder.

Koro3

proper noun
  1. an unwritten Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the East Kameng district

Origin

koro · noun

  1. Makasargarring koro'
  2. Englishkoro

Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.

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koro · noun

  1. Māorikoro
  2. Māorikoro
  3. Englishkoro

Borrowed from Māori koro (“grandfather”).

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Translations

French koro
  • koroTibeto-Burman language
Polish język koro
  • język koroTibeto-Burman language
Russian коро
  • коро (koro)Tibeto-Burman language

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Cite this entry
APA

koro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koro

MLA

“koro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “koro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koro.

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